Brazil’s road to independence was different from that of its Latin American neighbors in that the battles with Portugal were much bloodier.
Brazil sought independence from France and Portugal.
criollos signed a petition and asked the king’s son, Don Pedro, to rule.
criollos killed the Portuguese king and appointed Don Pedro in his place.

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.